SOURCE- TRIBUNEINDIA
A poet, an educationist and a numismatist, Dev Dard, donned many hats, but the multi-faceted Punjabi writer and poet passed away in an unfortunate accident on Tuesday night, leaving the city’s literary fraternity in shock.
Born in 1956, Dev Dard had published several books on Punjabi poetry, dedicating his work to highlighting social issues. His cremation was attended by several noted names in Punjabi art and literature, including Deep Devinder Singh, Kulwant Singh Ankhi, Harjit Sandhu, actor Kuljit Singh, Sumit Singh, Jagdish Sachdeva, Vipan Dhawan.